The time is set during the Industrialization Age in Meiji. The main character Chitose works as a maid in Kuze, one of the most prestigious households of the time. One day, Lan, a nephew of the master came back from England to be his stepson. Eventually Lan and Chitose’s feelings begin to develop. What will happen with the secret affair between the honey-haired Lan and the maid Chitose?

Note: Hachimitsu no Hana is on hiatus. The last release was in June 2009. The mangaka has been concentrating on her other series, Kaizoku to Ningyo.

chap 1 page 38 was the only really good pic of honey hair dudei have seen worse art but i don't like this story vry much it didn't catch my attention... but i like the attitude of them both .... i may read further but i just have so many other BETTER mangas to read

Hmm.. since I've only been able to read the one chapter that's been released, I can't say what the manga will be like later. But, so far, it's pretty promising. The art is nicely drawn, a bit sketchy at times, but then there are quite a few places where it matched up to the lovely cover. [edit by mod, (Beware for spoilers up ahead!!) ]

The plot is rather interesting, too, but there are a few points that detract from the flow of the manga. First off it's pretty cliche at times (it manages to mostly avoid it, but .. there *were* places), and also, the pairing falls in love so quickly, with little build-up to it. I feel like the manga-ka could have used their feelings for one another in rather interesting ways, but she has them confess at the end of the first chapter, when the buildup to that love seems kind of shaky..

Not to mention that I felt one scene (the scene in the marketplace) was poorly executed--it was hard to follow the action, and the way that the two main characters interacted with the people in the marketplace seemed kind of superficial.

But the rest of it was pretty interesting! I hope the manga-ka shows them deepening their relationship in the future.. And the art *is* really pretty. Barring the things I discussed earlier, it's a nice story, very light and sweet, and the original situation is rather different than a lot of other shoujo manga. Here's to hoping that it lives up to its potential! ^^